Weather surfacing element



Jmes B; Hunf.

J. B. HUNT Filed May 2, 1935 WEATHER SURFACING ELEMENT lill/Ill..

March 8, 1938.

Patented Mar. 8, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT FIQE 2,110,485 WEATHERsURFAoING ELElvIEN'r.1

Application May 2, 1935, Serial No. 19,443

18 Claims.

This invention relates to weather surfacing elements adapted to be laidin end to end relation and in overlapping courses and particularlypertains to roong or siding elements which are :15 employed on roofs orwalls with a minimum overlap of the courses and a joint protecting meansinterposed between adjacent ends of the elements. In coverings of thisgeneral construction, it has heretofore been necessary to employespecially Vl wide rooiing or siding elements to be of sufcient Width sothat when laid in overlapping courses there is at least a doublethickness provided by the surfacing elements. 'I'his double thicknesshas been necessary not because of any weakness `l or imperfection of theroong or siding elements but to provide covering and protection at thejoints between adjacently laid elements of each course. In order toprocure adequate protection and have all the joints protected by thesurfacing -20 elements a maximum amount of roofing or siding isnecessarily required whereas if a joint protecting means were providedby means other than the surfacing elements, a minimum amount of roong orsiding could be employed to provide an f25 ample roong or sidingcovering. Roofing or slding elements are constructed of variousmaterials, all of which are sufficient in durability and weatherresistant qualities to last over a long period of time, and foreffective Weather protec- 30 tion as far as the character of theelements themselves is concerned, do not need to be laid in doublethickness. Accordingly a minimum number of surfacing elements may beemployed by utilizing a joint protection device which ade- 35 quatelyprotects the joint against infiltration of water.

For a better understanding of the invention reference may be made to theaccompanying drawing in which:

'40 Fig. 1 is a, fragmentary front elevation of a wall having on theouter face thereof siding members applied according to the presentinvention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on lines 2 2 of Fig. 1;

`i5 Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view looking at the rear side ofa section overlapping the siding elements;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary front elevation of a wall covered with sidingelements which have been constructed to provide a covering in simulationof brick;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a joint seaming element embodying thepresent invention;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary front elevation of a roong section covered withroofing element having a joint protecting device employed embodying thepresent invention; and

- Fig. '7 is a. perspective View of the joint protecting device that isto be employed with the roofing element shown in Fig. 6. 5 Referringspecifically to the drawing in which like numerals are used to designatelike parts, numeral l designates a roof or wall deck composed of deckstrips 2 applied over roof or wall joists 3. The roof or wall deck iscovered with 10 weather surfacing elements 4 which are made up in theform of roofing or siding members of any desired design. They aretypified in the present instance by siding elements constructed to formwhen laid a simulated brick covering. The sidving element has reducedportions 5 and B on opposite sides to provide tongues 'i and 8 that areadapted to overlap with corresponding tongues on overlying andunderlying courses. If desired the face of one side may be formed withan elongated groove portion il in order that when the siding elementsare laid in courses one course will appear to be spaced from theadjacent course by a .longitudinal groove made up from the grooves 9 inthe siding elements of that course.

The joint lil between adjacent ends of adjacent elements of a course areprotected by joint protecting device Il which may be made of anysuitable durable material such as sheet metal or the like. This jointprotecting device is provided With one end portion l2 and another endportion t3 separated by a shoulder or off-set I4 therebetween, therebypermitting the off-set portion to lit over or abut the edge of onesiding course. The end l2 may preferablyvbe provided with side 35marginal ilanges i5 on that face which contacts with the undersurface ofadjacent siding elements, and to accommodate these side marginal flangesthe ends of the siding elements may be l provided with grooves I6.Because of the off-set portion of the joint protecting device it isbelieved that no securing element is necessary therefor and that thejoint protecting device will be securely held in place when appliedbetween the adjacent ends of the roofing element as 45 shown,particularly in Figures l, 2 and 3. The siding elements are nailed inplace, the nailing means usually being applied along the top lap inorder to conceal the nail heads. The joint protecting device ispreferably of the same length as the roong or siding element with whichthey -are to be employed.

There is illustrated in Figures 6 and 7 a modification of the inventionwhich is particularly adapted for roofing or for siding elements which'by nails 20. to hold the roofing element securely in place and are notprovided with tongue and recess portions. Roofing elements I1 are madeof sumcient length to provide for the desired amount of overlap.Adjacent courses of the roofing or covering would be of single thicknessexcept on the top and bottom edges where they overlap with adjacentcourses. These roofing or siding elements may be of any suitablematerial but are preferably of asbestos cement composition which aremolded in suitable form. The sides of the shingle or siding on theunderface are provided with grooves I8 similar to grooves I6 in thesiding shown in Fig. 3, in order to accommodate side flanges I9 formedon a, joint protecting member 20 (Figure 7). 'I'hese joint protectingmembers may be of any suitable material preferably metal which isstamped from a suitable blank. It is inserted on the underside of theroofing courses at the joints of adjacent elements with the anges I9fitting in the recesses I8 on the under surface of adjacently laidroofing elements I1. The roofing elements are then nailed in placeOrdinarily the nails are suflicient exert suiiicient pressure upon thejoint protecting device 20 so that the nails do not need to 'be'projected through the joint seaming strip. However, if desired, thenails may project through the joint seaming strip, or the device 20 maybe provided with an end flange 2l adapted to fit over the top edges ofthe respective shingles with which it is associated.

While I have shown 'preferred embodiments of the joint seaming meansadapted to be employed both with a siding element or roofing element, itwill be understood that there may be other modications and changes indetails of construction without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

I claim:

1. A Weather surfacing covering comprising overlapping courses ofsurfacing elements arranged with the joints between adjacent elements ofone course offset in relation to the joints of the next adjacent courseand means on the non-weather exposed side for bridging the joint in thecourse between said adjacent elements and spacing the overlappingportions of adjacent courses only by the normal thickness of said means.

2. A weather surfacing covering comprising overlapping courses ofsurfacing elements arranged wth the joints between adjacent elements ofone course offset in relation to the joints of thenext adjacent courseand an elongated strip on the non-Weather exposedside for bridging thejoint in the course between said adjacent elements and spacing theoverlapping portions of adjacent courses only by the normal thickness ofsaid means.

3. A weather surfacing covering comprising overlapping courses ofsurfacing elements arranged with the joints between adjacent elements ofone course offset in relation to the joints of the next adjacent courseand an elongated strip co-extensive with the vertical dimension of andbridging the joint between the courses and spacing the overlappingportions of adjacent courses only by the normal thickness of said means.

4. A weather surfacing covering comprising overlapping courses ofsurfacing elements arranged with the joints between adjacent elements ofone course offset in relation to the joints of the next adjacent courseand an elongated metal -strip co-extensive with the vertical dimensionof sidingV A... n ,n i.

and bridging the joint between the courses and spacing the overlappingportions of adjacent courses only by the normal thickness of said means.

5. A weather surfacing covering comprising overlapping courses ofsurfacing elements arranged with the joints between adjacent elements ofone course offset in relation to the joints of the next adjacent course,a groove formed along the marginal edge of the elements adjacent thejoint, a strip bridging the joint and provided with means for seating inthe marginal groove of said elements and means projecting through theunderlapped portion of the surfacing elements for securing them invplace.

6. A weather surfacing covering comprising Y overlapping courses ofsurfacing elements arranged'with the joints between adjacent elements ofone course offset in relation to the joints of the next adjacent course,a groove formed along each marginal edge of the elements adjacent thejoints, a strip bridging the joint and provided with a marginal flangeon opposite edges for seating in the marginal grooves of said elementsand means projecting through the underlapped portion of the surfacingelements for securing them in place.

7. A weather surfacing covering comprising courses of surfacing elementshaving the top and bottom edges in overlapping relation spaced toprovide an intermediate non-overlapping portion, means on thenon-weather exposed sidev for bridging the joint in the courses betweensaid adjacent elements and a flange on said means of no greater depththan the thickness of the roofing elements to seat upon the upper edgeof one course.

8. A weather surfacing covering comprising courses of surfacing elementshaving the top and bottom margins in overlapping relation and anintermediate non-overlapping portion, anelongated strip bridging thejoint in the intermediate non-overlapping portion and a flange on saidstripof no greater depth than the thickness of the roong elements'toseat upon the upper edge of one course.

9. A weather surfacing covering comprising courses of surfacing elementshaving the top and bottom margins in overlapping relation and anintermediate non-overlapping portion, a groove provided along themargins of said elements between their top and bottom edges, anelongated strip bridging the joint in the intermediate nonoverlappingportion and rprovided with marginal flanges for seating in themarginalgrooves provided on said surfacing elements and means projectingthrough the underlapped portion of the surfacing elements for securingthem in place.

10. A rectangular weather surfacing element of` asbestos-cementcomposition provided with marginal grooves on opposite edges disposedvertically to the direction in which said element is to be laid.

1l. A rectangular weather surfacing element of asbestos-cementcomposition provided with to t over the edge of a, roofing elementprovided on one of the ends of the blank which is oiset in a diierenthorizontal plane.

13. A jointing strip for bridging the joint between adjaoently laidroofing elements comprising an elongated blank having an intermediatestepped portion to set oif the ends in diierent horizontal planes, and aflange portion adapted to t over the edge of a roofing element providedon opposite edges of one of the ends of the blank which is offset in adifferent horizontal plane.

14. A weather surfacing covering comprising overlapping courses ofsurfacing elements arranged with the joints between adjacent elements ofone course offset in relation to the joints of the next adjacent course,said elements having edges of reduced thickness to provide ship-laptongues, and an elongated strip for bridging the joint between saidelements.

15. A weather surfacing covering comprising overlapping courses ofsurfacing elements arranged with the joints between adjacent elements ofone course oifset in relation to the joints of the next adjacent course,said elements having an underside edge of reduced thickness to overlapthe next adjacent course, and an elongated strip for bridging the jointbetween said elements and offset to conform to the contour of thereduced edge.

16. A weather surfacing covering comprising overlapping courses ofsurfacing elements arranged with the joints between adjacent elements ofone course offset in relation to the joints of the next adjacent course,said elements having an underside edge of reduced thickness to overlapthe next adjacent course, a groove formed along the margin of the jointforming edgeLan elongated strip for bridging the joint between saidelements and olfset to conform to the contour of the reduced edge, andmeans on the strip for seating in the marginal groove in the element.

17. A protective surfacing covering for buildings comprising courses ofsurfacing elements arranged in overlapping relation, a groove arrangedin the under surface of adjacent overlapping elements adjacent to one ofsaid elements, a strip adapted to bridge the space between the saidgrooves, said strip provided with flanges seated in the grooves onadjacent elements and means projecting through the underlapped portionof the surfacing elements for securing them in place.

18. A weather surfacing covering comprising courses of surfacingelements, a groove provided near the edge of adjacent elements, a stripbridging the space between edge of the grooves on the `adjacentelements, said strip provided with flanges seated in the grooves of theadjacent elements and means projecting through the underlapped portionof the surfacing elements for securing them in place. n

JAMES B. HUNT.

